Hofsjokull
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Days 0-3 Hofsjokull Weather Summary:

Mild with heavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Sun night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 3-6 Hofsjokull Weather Summary:

Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Fri morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
partially cloudy
moderate rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
moderate snow
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
partially cloudy
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
snow showers
Wind km/h
25 SSW25
25 SSE25
60 SSE60
65 SW65
60 SW60
55 SW55
45 SW45
40 SSW40
40 SSW40
25 SSW25
20 SSW20
15 WNW15
10 WSW10
20 SW20
30 SSE30
50 SSE50
25 SSW25
15 SSW15
some clouds mod. rain light snow light snow light snow mod. snow cloudy light rain heavy rain light rain light rain rain shwrs some clouds clear rain shwrs light rain light rain snow shwrs
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Rain
Rain mm
- 9 53 - - - - 2 13 1 1 2 - - 1 5 2 -
Snow
Snow cm
- - 4 3 1 7 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
High °C
6 8 7 1 -1 1 0 2 3 4 6 6 7 10 9 6 4 2
Low °C
5 6 1 1 -1 -1 0 2 3 4 5 4 4 9 5 6 3 1
Chill °C
2 4 2 -8 -10 -7 -8 -5 -3 -1 3 3 5 7 5 0 -1 -2
Freezing level m
2300 2400 2100 1100 900 850 1050 1300 1500 1600 1800 1750 1850 2800 3250 2250 1700 1100
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
233-4-6-4-4-2-100035420-36871-110234667109642131413867791011131314171612108
Sunrise
2:25 - - 2:26 - - 2:27 - - 2:29 - - 2:30 - - 2:31 - -
Sunset
- 0:10 - - 0:09 - - 0:08 - - 0:08 - - 0:06 - - 0:05 -

This table gives the weather forecast for Hofsjokull at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hofsjokull. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Iceland.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Akureyri Airport
107 km NNE
27m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
Low: scattered
Akureyri
108 km NNE
27m alt.
3 hours ago
12.8° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
55 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Selfoss
126 km SSW
101m alt.
36 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 175).
Jaoar Stokkseyri wx
148 km SSW
10m alt.
20 minutes ago
8.4° C
cloudy
Overcast
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 246).
10.0 km
SHIP8540
156 km WNW
3m alt.
4 hours ago

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Hofsjokull and within an acceptable time window.